The Carolina Hurricanes were in the perfect position to have a chance to close out the series at home in Game 5, but instead, a brutal loss in Game 4 sees the series heading back to Raleigh tied up at two games apiece.
Boston was missing its two top defenders.
The Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead, twice.
They controlled play at even strength.
But despite all of that, Carolina couldn’t stay out of its own way, piling on the self-inflicted injuries one after the other.
It was a loss based purely on mental failures that snowballed out of control, too far gone for the Canes to reel back in.